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Stood up
Can someone please make me feel better about the fact that I hosted book group at my house last night and NO ONE SHOWED UP. Picture it if you will: me on the sofa, thumbing though the book, candles lit, house clean, Sam telling me every few minutes "Um, it's ___ minutes past time. I don't think anyone's going to come." I'm feeling loserly and lonely. Tell me something happy. Or tell me you've been stood up, too. Or tell me about your insights into the book Three Cups of Tea.
Okay, thanks.
In the meantime, we have a clean house and really good cookies on hand. Silver linings can be fattening, though.
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Grateful for: Paula Deen's triple chocolate chip cookie recipe, the elliptical machine at the gym, tealight candles that make any room into a magical, cozy place
Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 15 Comments 
Reader Comments (15)
Um, so, are these people friends of yours? Seriously, we are only cyber-friends, but if I had an invitation to your house for any reason, I'd come running. If that ever happens again (how it happened at all is a mystery, but just in case it does), give me a ring, we can have a virtual book group. I would love it!
I would have come! I liked the book but I did like Kabul Beauty School better. Maybe because I tend to favor women authors. He went on and on a little too much about climbing. Important message about educating women. I really believe that helping women find education and economic freedom will change the world. Now can I have a cookie please?
Annie, I would have been there, and yes this has happened to me (only 1 person showed up...crickets chirping...). Wah! And I throw a good party! People LOVE my parties! At least I thought they did...
Later so many women apologize and told me legitimate reasons as to why they couldn't make it. Many of them were planing on it the day of, and then crazy last minute things happened that absolutely required them to miss the book group. Am I deludding myself? I don't know, but I am choosing to believe their sincerity.
Even when you begin to realize it's not because no one wanted to, it was just really bad timing, it is still a major let down.
Sounds to me like you should reschedule. But maybe reschedule for after Thanksgiving. You just KNOW that there are women who didn't finish the book who will now be glad to have a two week extension due date. ;-)
Okay, and now for Three Cups of Tea. Awesome story! Not the greatest writing, but the story: totally inspirational. Greg Mortenson at turns sounds like such a great guy and such an oaf. Typerwritters? IN the 90's? In silicon valley (practically)? No return address? But he persevered. Eventually he figured it out, and the story is so great. He sounds like a nut though. ;-)
Next quarter I am using this as one of my text books in the freshman English class I teach. The focus of the class (for rhetorical reading and writing assignments) is Education, and this will be a nice book to supplement with a focus on education in an international sphere.
I have a friend who is deployed in Afghanistan and I loaned the book to him before he left. He really enjoyed it and the bits and pieces he learned about the culture.
Post your review of the book! Please!
Oh man!
I so would have come.
Someone just did a book review of sorts from the pulpit last Sunday. (They actually did a pretty good job + tied it all into a neat gospel principle package.) Love the reality of the book and project; writing needs a little help. I keep meaning to write you an email. Someday...
Your cookies sounded delish.
You know I would have been there - birthday, swine flu, and work be damned. That is LAME! I think it at least deserves a good pout, some of those cookies, washed down by a diet coke. Wish I could be the one to join you.
I liked the book - thought it was an inspiring story. It would be hard to let your husband run off to Afghanistan for months at a time - I don't know how his wife did it.
whatever happened to the art of the RSVP???
We should have a live blog book club. We could wear our sweats, we wouldn't have to clean anything, and we could take an extra cookie and not feel gluttonous. I have been meaning to check out Three Cups of Tea. It may be next year before I actually read it but I'll let you know when I do. Sorry you were stood up-I would have come for sure!
I SO would have been there!
it's happened to me too, it's hard not to take it personally...but it can't be personal, you know I'd be there if I was closer.
I really enjoyed the book, did find that he went on a little too long sometimes. It's the book of the year at Westminster this year, he came and spoke at BYU last month. I got an email saying it was available on at byub.org I haven't had a chance to listen to it, but I'm sure it's good. If you liked 3 Cups of Tea, you would probably enjoy Mountains Beyond Mountains about Paul Farmer.
Thank you for your sympathy and for the virtual book group. (And for tolerating my whining.) It's true, I'm sure it wasn't personal so I will try not to take it that way. I sent all the cookies off this morning with Greg and the kids so that's good, too.
xo
I have had this happen to me. It makes you feel so friendless and unappreciated! I say, find a new bookclub.
My son's 5th grade class collected pennies and studied the book. He hated that they had to sing this "3 cups of tea" song. Hated that song. I thought the book was rather boring and I listened to his BYU forum speech and found him to be interesting but not overly impressive. His thoughts were scattered and disorganized and a little jumpy - like he had just found out that he was going to be speaking to 10,000 people and was winging it. Maybe that is why no one came to your book club, they thought he was dull.
It's not you. It's them.
WOW!! That sucks. I really have no words for that other than LAME!!
Our wedding luncheon 75 people RSVPed yes. 30 came.
I can not believe that. That would have made me so mad. Have you heard from anyone yet? Do they read your blog? I hope they feel bad.
(3 cups of tea: inspiring, but not well written, don't you think?)
This happened to me once...although it ended up being funny because I was a week early. Still, on the real night, only two showed up. Depressing.
I invited some friends for dinner once and they never showed. We had confirmed over email. They never said anything. Oh well. I enjoyed the meal! Sorry about your book club!